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on japan. the distrust between the japanese people and generations past with the nuclear agency, are you seeing that now with the events now? >> reporter: there's a lot of anxiety and concern, of course. those who remember the atomic bombings have first hand knowledge of what nuclear radiation is all about. you have many generations sense then that learned from na generation that experienced that devastation back in 1945. this is something they haven't seen since the end of world war ii. >> not just nbc but a lot of crews from cbs and abc and the bbc overseas are pulling their journalists from the site. are you disappointed with that or would you like to get closer to the nuclear reactors? >> we never had an opportunity to go up there, but we saw highway patrol it affected people in tokyo and we showed you those stories. we felt the aftershocks ourselves and fet elt a good dozen of them including a 6.2. so we got a good taste of what happened here, but definitely not the full picture we wanted
on japan. the distrust between the japanese people and generations past with the nuclear agency, are you seeing that now with the events now? >> reporter: there's a lot of anxiety and concern, of course. those who remember the atomic bombings have first hand knowledge of what nuclear radiation is all about. you have many generations sense then that learned from na generation that experienced that devastation back in 1945. this is something they haven't seen since the end of world war ii....
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. >>> there's another issue popping up in japan. their nuclear experts are struggling with how to dispose of all the radio active water they're using. highly toxic plutonium is the latest contaminant found. officials say the amounts are not a risk to humans, but it -- leaking from the damaged rods. one cabinet minister calls the situation quote, very grave. >>> now to a story you'll only see here on nbc bay area news. more than three decades ago, a bay area nuclear scientist was so alarmed by the design of a nuclear reactor, he quit in public protest. he was convinced the mark one reactor, the same used in japan, had design flaws that could lead to a devastating accident and put lives at risk. mary ann favro has more. >> he was asked to assess how well the reactor would hold up in a major disaster such as a quake. he says his testing revealed the reactors might fail. >> i resigned from ge on february 2, 1976. >> 35 years ago, he wrote this resignation letter to his employer, the ge department in san jose. he quit because he was conc
. >>> there's another issue popping up in japan. their nuclear experts are struggling with how to dispose of all the radio active water they're using. highly toxic plutonium is the latest contaminant found. officials say the amounts are not a risk to humans, but it -- leaking from the damaged rods. one cabinet minister calls the situation quote, very grave. >>> now to a story you'll only see here on nbc bay area news. more than three decades ago, a bay area nuclear scientist...
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here in japan town. until midnight, these volunteers will collect pledges and credit card donations for the northern japan earthquake relief fund. before this telethon even started this morning, the japanese cultural and community center of northern california in san francisco had already raised more than $100,000 to help the people suffering in northern japan. that money came over the last week from people touch by the earthquake. and now the nuclear failures in the country. donors who have walked in with cash and check have helped raise $110,000. facebook members donated more than $150,000 to the jccmc through causes.com. >> we're sending money directly to service organizations. third on the ground purchasing food, water, supplies, blankets going directly to shelters and neighborhoods in the affected area. >> reporter: other local groups are finding ways to raise funds. two people have been slipping cash into donation boxes. at japan town stores. we even ran into some high school kids who raised $800,0
here in japan town. until midnight, these volunteers will collect pledges and credit card donations for the northern japan earthquake relief fund. before this telethon even started this morning, the japanese cultural and community center of northern california in san francisco had already raised more than $100,000 to help the people suffering in northern japan. that money came over the last week from people touch by the earthquake. and now the nuclear failures in the country. donors who have...
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here now a look at the images in japan. in the hardest hit corner of japan, survival. in the middle of so much destruction and loss, hope. a group of kindergartners rescued, stranded aboard a boat. now back on land. treating their injuries on the spot. today, growing worries about those who hadn't been found. lists of evacuees were posted at local shelters. >> my husband hasn't come here yet. he left home a little later than me. our house was swept away. >> on the roof of one hospital the staff used towels and sheets to spell out a simple desperate plea. 300 people help. and elsewhere, a young woman says she's glad to be alive. >> we are all right. i'm relieved that my baby was not harmed. >> and that is nbc "nbc nightly news" for this saturday night. i'm lester holt reporting from tokyo japan. i will see you back here tomorrow, on "today". thank you for watching everyone. and good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we begin with more fallout from the magnitude 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in japan. tonight another reactor has
here now a look at the images in japan. in the hardest hit corner of japan, survival. in the middle of so much destruction and loss, hope. a group of kindergartners rescued, stranded aboard a boat. now back on land. treating their injuries on the spot. today, growing worries about those who hadn't been found. lists of evacuees were posted at local shelters. >> my husband hasn't come here yet. he left home a little later than me. our house was swept away. >> on the roof of one...
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this is japan then and japan today. a child then and a child today. as this generation of japanese say, there is a different kind of strength you learn after you survive something terrible. and, of course, so many americans coming in to help with the rescue tonight. that's "world news" from japan. don't forget, we're always online at abcnews.com. and "nightline" will be here later tonight. we hope you have a really good evening. and we'll see all of you back in america. >> today is the due date for pge. the outty turns over records on the pipeline, leaving many questions unanswered. >> and vacation payouts may go away for some county workners the bay area. but will saving money now cost for later. >> and as the nuclear crisis escalates, is the growing fear about radiation warranted? s we have more. heather. >> this is all about making sure more than 1800 miles of transition lines are operating a more than 1800 miles of pge said they located test records for 91% of its transition lines installed in densely populated areas after july, 1961. but it found
this is japan then and japan today. a child then and a child today. as this generation of japanese say, there is a different kind of strength you learn after you survive something terrible. and, of course, so many americans coming in to help with the rescue tonight. that's "world news" from japan. don't forget, we're always online at abcnews.com. and "nightline" will be here later tonight. we hope you have a really good evening. and we'll see all of you back in america....
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on edge. >> good afternoon from japan. there are new pictures showing the human drama after this horrible, horrible earthquake. for the first time in way we've never seen before, we're getting a look at the death, the destruction and the lack of basic supplies in the quake zone like food, water and gasoline. japan is about 10% simultaneoussimultaneous , 10% smaller than california. >> the destruction extends as far as the eye can see and almost incomprehensible landscape. emergency workers aided by 100,000 japanese troops, pulling out more bodies today. there are a few survivors left to find. japan hasn't seen anything like this since world war ii. friday's tsunami inundated communities, shattered minutes before by the most powerful earthquake japan has ever seen. for the living, a nightmare. million are without without water, and electricity. the trauma on people's faces is plain to see. hospital and shelters are completely overwhelmed. many roads are impassable. train service in many parts of the country is nonexistent.
on edge. >> good afternoon from japan. there are new pictures showing the human drama after this horrible, horrible earthquake. for the first time in way we've never seen before, we're getting a look at the death, the destruction and the lack of basic supplies in the quake zone like food, water and gasoline. japan is about 10% simultaneoussimultaneous , 10% smaller than california. >> the destruction extends as far as the eye can see and almost incomprehensible landscape. emergency...
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team coverage tonight from the bay area to japan. we'll look at the radiation fears, but let's begin with george who joins us from tokyo via skype. like millions of japanese residents, you, too, are waking up to a brand new day filled with brand new hurdles. take us inside here and tell us what the pulse of that city is now. >> you said it. it is a brand new day here. i think this day started last night. we got a good feeling for what's going on here in tokyo as we've seen many who live here as well as tourists trying to leave the city and though they're hearing the levels of radiation, they're not taking chances and are fleeing tokyo while they can, including one man from san francisco who we met at the train station. >> with the threat of radiation increasing in tokyo, many who live here have already made up their minds on what they're going to do. get out now. count this tokyo native in that crowd. >> i never expeerntsed such a thing, so i don't know what to do. i just don't know. there's long line at the store right now. i think
team coverage tonight from the bay area to japan. we'll look at the radiation fears, but let's begin with george who joins us from tokyo via skype. like millions of japanese residents, you, too, are waking up to a brand new day filled with brand new hurdles. take us inside here and tell us what the pulse of that city is now. >> you said it. it is a brand new day here. i think this day started last night. we got a good feeling for what's going on here in tokyo as we've seen many who live...
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the damage and destruction is it still being assessed in japan, but here in japan town, the neighborhood resembles what shf the buildings looked like before about the powerful earthquake. people are concerned not only about their loved ones in japan, but what has happened to the country itself and how it will bounce back. san francisco mayor ed lee held a media conference today to talk about how san francisco is reaching out to japan in the same way that that country has done for the bay area. >> they helped us a lot back in the loma prieta earthquake and they helped the city recover. it's our time and our opportunity to help them back. and they'll need tremendous help. >> reporter: lee stressed that nuprous types today, he says without japan's help, san francisco would have not have been able to come back as quickly as it did from the challenges that came with the 1989 earthquake. live in san francisco, tracy grant, nbc bay area news. >>> and still ahead tonight, it's morning in japan right now. people just starting to get a look at the aftermath of the tsunami and earthquake. we'll bri
the damage and destruction is it still being assessed in japan, but here in japan town, the neighborhood resembles what shf the buildings looked like before about the powerful earthquake. people are concerned not only about their loved ones in japan, but what has happened to the country itself and how it will bounce back. san francisco mayor ed lee held a media conference today to talk about how san francisco is reaching out to japan in the same way that that country has done for the bay area....
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that needs japan's agreement. today they were still negotiating over the size and scope of the operation. >> if our number's called, we're ready to assist in any way possible. >> what kind of stuff could you bring in? >> a variety of stuff, all the way from search and rescue to food and supplies. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes along japan's devastated northeast coast. japanese officials have told us they face a critical shortage of water, blankets and medicine. the u.s. has already conducted helicopter missions along the battered coastline, finding isolated communities of survivors. >> we found essentially hundreds of people. they'd say 100 at this place, 200 at this place, 300 at this place. it's just a matter of getting them out. >> reporter: the message from the u.s. side is that they are ready to go, to bring in a massive amount of assistance, just as soon as they get the green light from japan. a key role will be played by the aircraft carrier uss ronald reagan.
that needs japan's agreement. today they were still negotiating over the size and scope of the operation. >> if our number's called, we're ready to assist in any way possible. >> what kind of stuff could you bring in? >> a variety of stuff, all the way from search and rescue to food and supplies. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes along japan's devastated northeast coast. japanese officials have told us they face a critical...
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efforts in japan. the u.s. also delivering relief supplies to japan, a u.s. cargo plane, air force plane, left pearl harbor in honolulu headed to japan with four generators and 25 u.s. air force support personnel. the plane will land to help with disaster relief and building efforts. i do want to make a clarification. we said iodine a short time ago. iodine is poisonous. iodide is something you can take, not that we're necessarily recommending it, that you can take to fight radiation sickness. >> the shape of the san francisco bay area could protect most of the surrounding area from a tsunami. scientists say the narrow opening of a channel creates the bottle neck that would reduce the amount of inland flooding the south bay and much of the peninsula would be spared from the type of surge that devastated japan. but alameda and the port of oakland would face the brunt of damage, they lie in the direct path of a tsunami. you can learn more about the disasters in japan at a forum at uc-berkeley. experts wi
efforts in japan. the u.s. also delivering relief supplies to japan, a u.s. cargo plane, air force plane, left pearl harbor in honolulu headed to japan with four generators and 25 u.s. air force support personnel. the plane will land to help with disaster relief and building efforts. i do want to make a clarification. we said iodine a short time ago. iodine is poisonous. iodide is something you can take, not that we're necessarily recommending it, that you can take to fight radiation sickness....
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is tonight searching through rubble in japan. riley is a yellow lab that turned out to be too much for his owners to handle. he was surrendered to the rescue. while he was in class -- saw his potential. he learned how to climb rubble. for two years, riley has been paired with santa barbara firefighter, eric gray. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage of the disaster. george was in japan. we brought him home because of safety concerns, but he is on his way back. nbcbayarea.com has complete coverage of the situation. get a look at the closest nuclear plant here in the bay area. >>> follow up now to a story we told you about monday. a richmond church that's been serving the community for a decade continues its fight to stay open. the church faces ve vix after it stopped paying its loan. the church was served a notice effective today. members showed up this morning for a sit-in, hoping to save their sanctuary. >> why i'm willing to do that, as the bank is putting us out, i want them to look at the loan. >> the pastor says he has a
is tonight searching through rubble in japan. riley is a yellow lab that turned out to be too much for his owners to handle. he was surrendered to the rescue. while he was in class -- saw his potential. he learned how to climb rubble. for two years, riley has been paired with santa barbara firefighter, eric gray. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage of the disaster. george was in japan. we brought him home because of safety concerns, but he is on his way back. nbcbayarea.com has...
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san jose's japan town. we have seen generations of people, people who were born in japan and have been here for many, many years. also, children who are four or five generations removed but all trying to make sense of the disaster that they have been watchinging for days. our first stop, a preschool where the children are trying to make sense. she's a volunteer helper at lotus preschool as she helps the children glue and write, she's also thinking about her family in japan. >> my niece is in tokyo but she said not much damage. the houses -- she says three story house, almost fall down but still okay. >> reporter: her niece is okay. her teenage children couldn't make it home the night of the quake. the rest of her family lives far enough that they are unaffected. one thing she told me truly put the disaster in perspective. >> reporter: more scared. >> reporter: generations removed from japan, they know that that is their cultural heritage. >> in japan, the earth rumbled and several people got hurt. >> keepin
san jose's japan town. we have seen generations of people, people who were born in japan and have been here for many, many years. also, children who are four or five generations removed but all trying to make sense of the disaster that they have been watchinging for days. our first stop, a preschool where the children are trying to make sense. she's a volunteer helper at lotus preschool as she helps the children glue and write, she's also thinking about her family in japan. >> my niece is...
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and as for japan, yes. short run disruption, especially to supply chains, especially to facilities that are offline. but also then comes the reconstruction effort. and if you look at what happened after say the kobe quake in 1995, the three quarters that followed were the fastest three quarters for the fastest gdp growth for the japanese in the last 20 years. so i think that all things considered, the world economy is going to get through this, as horrible as the events are at a personal level in japan. >> right. and jim, there has been a short-term dislocation for investors as well. if you're a long-term investor, how do you try and weather all of the volatility we've seen the last few weeks? before the market is trying to stabilize here? >> well, hopefully everyone should be diversified, bill. and that's what you do for events like this. it doesn't usually work out too well if you try to sell into panics. and this has been such a -- because of the human tragedy involved here, it's been such an emotional c
and as for japan, yes. short run disruption, especially to supply chains, especially to facilities that are offline. but also then comes the reconstruction effort. and if you look at what happened after say the kobe quake in 1995, the three quarters that followed were the fastest three quarters for the fastest gdp growth for the japanese in the last 20 years. so i think that all things considered, the world economy is going to get through this, as horrible as the events are at a personal level...
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and in japan? and if you haven't adjusted those numbers, what do you need to know before you can make those adjustments as far as your expectations on gdp, et cetera? >> well, you have to adjust that, and we are adjusting them right away because we realize japan will now become a more insular country. they are going to have to focus more on their own infrastructure and a lot of rebuilding. and so, that's going to shift their growth. but what they're going to do is look less towards the export market. and so, not only does the domestic growth changes, but the composition of the growth, especially exports, start to shift. and so, we may see additional growth in the united states relative to what you might have expected otherwise, because now our u.s. firms are going to have to produce more machines, more automobiles, a lot more turbines to produce energy. so generally, we're going to be a little bit on the positive side, japan will be a little bit on the negative side. >> how well equipped is u.s. in
and in japan? and if you haven't adjusted those numbers, what do you need to know before you can make those adjustments as far as your expectations on gdp, et cetera? >> well, you have to adjust that, and we are adjusting them right away because we realize japan will now become a more insular country. they are going to have to focus more on their own infrastructure and a lot of rebuilding. and so, that's going to shift their growth. but what they're going to do is look less towards the...
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there is great concern here in japan today. here is the latest. in the past 24 hours we saw an explosion at the third nuclear reactor at the crippled plant and a fire in a fourth reactor at a spent fuel storage pond. reports it's leaking directly into the atmosphere. japan's prime minister made a national televised address warning those within 20 miles of that plant to stay inside and saying levels were very high and that there could be additional radiation leaks even here in tokyo there were elevated radiations levels measured. we're watching the winds here very closely. officials say here in tokyo there doesn't appear to be any health danger at this point but people here are in a bit of a panic at times. they have been stocking up on supplies, emptying store shelves in anticipation of the worst. meantime while all of this is going on, there is still a massive search and rescue effort to the north. they are still digging through the rubble and still counting the dead here in japan, lynn. >>> kristin dahlgren in tokyo. thank you. >>> meanwhile con
there is great concern here in japan today. here is the latest. in the past 24 hours we saw an explosion at the third nuclear reactor at the crippled plant and a fire in a fourth reactor at a spent fuel storage pond. reports it's leaking directly into the atmosphere. japan's prime minister made a national televised address warning those within 20 miles of that plant to stay inside and saying levels were very high and that there could be additional radiation leaks even here in tokyo there were...
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the tsunami in japan killed thousands. in some parts of some towns, there's no remaining evidence that anyone ever lived there. and now tonight the crisis has taken yet another turn, and we are covering a full-blown nuclear scare in japan. there are 17 nuclear power plants across japan, 54 nuclear reactors, but one plant in particular is in trouble. it's the fukushima plant, and if you've seen the pictures of it over this past weekend, there was one explosion in one building on saturday, another just yesterday and now a third reactor is in trouble at that same facility. japanese authorities are reporting tonight they have heard yet another explosion there within the last few hours. it's an urgent situation. the nuclear danger, the desperate human toll that goes on, and our team is in place to cover it. we will begin with our chief science correspondent, robert bazell, on the immediate nuclear danger there. bob, good evening. >>> brian, in what could have been the third explosion in four days, tensions are mounting in the s
the tsunami in japan killed thousands. in some parts of some towns, there's no remaining evidence that anyone ever lived there. and now tonight the crisis has taken yet another turn, and we are covering a full-blown nuclear scare in japan. there are 17 nuclear power plants across japan, 54 nuclear reactors, but one plant in particular is in trouble. it's the fukushima plant, and if you've seen the pictures of it over this past weekend, there was one explosion in one building on saturday,...
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as nuclear fears grow in japan, so too does the death toll. nearly 11,000 more are reported missing. more than 450,000 people are now homeless because of the quake and the tsunami and one million homes in japan have no water. more than 340,000 homes do not have electricity. we also know that the first reports are coming up this morning from the province where the nuclear power plant is, that there is contaminated food, milk is testing positive for radiological material. now back to our quake coverage with the question when the big one hits california, what buildings are you worried about? perhaps your home, your work, your child's school. perhaps another building that everyone should be worried about is your local hospital. hospitals need not only to stand ot to function tha anotll research shows that not all of them are prepared to do that. >> reporter: an investigation by california watch found dozens of hospital buildings in the state with serious structural weaknesses, including ones at four bay area hospitals. based on a formula that come
as nuclear fears grow in japan, so too does the death toll. nearly 11,000 more are reported missing. more than 450,000 people are now homeless because of the quake and the tsunami and one million homes in japan have no water. more than 340,000 homes do not have electricity. we also know that the first reports are coming up this morning from the province where the nuclear power plant is, that there is contaminated food, milk is testing positive for radiological material. now back to our quake...
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george kiriyama is cover iing t earthquake in japan. >>> coming up more on the earthquake in japan, coming up in a live report. hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! ooh, 3-d! instead of earning bupkus, your savings could be earning three times the national average! three times more. go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? what's this do? [ beeping ] >> right now in america, one out of four children doesn't know where their next meal is coming from. >> food insecurity is a growing problem in the united states. >> tune in march 19th at 7:30 p.m. on nbc to see child hunger ends here: a special report. a spec >>> good morning, 7:35 now, right now an update on that explosion at a nuclear power plant in japan. the blast has wiped out a building housing the nuclear reactor in sendai. right now there are large amounts of radiation. it's still unclear how much radiation is in the air. we also don't know how hot that reactor is now. the explosion happened after the reactor's cooling
george kiriyama is cover iing t earthquake in japan. >>> coming up more on the earthquake in japan, coming up in a live report. hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! ooh, 3-d! instead of earning bupkus, your savings could be earning three times the national average! three times more. go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? what's this do? [ beeping ] >> right now...
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the nuclear crisis in japan getting worse. a safety official there says technicians cannot keep a waste fuel cool from boiling over. it's at the fukushima plant 150 miles north of tokyo. the water is supposed to be kept cool to prevent spent fuel rods from resuming nuclear reactions. a third explosion rocked the earthquake-damaged plant yesterday. fuel rods inside the reactor are heating up. they are causing a buildup of hydrogen gas. that's what's causing that explosion. the u.s. agency that protects america's nuclear weapons has deployed a team of experts to monitor radiation risks there. reportedly this team and crew from lawrence livermore labs. the japanese government warning people to evacuate within a 19-mile radius. the bay area expert says it's too early to tell what the impact on japan will be. >> well, at this point in time it's very hard to catch any situation. the risk is that we see more radiation released from the nuclear power plants, but at this point we don't have sufficient information to assess where it's g
the nuclear crisis in japan getting worse. a safety official there says technicians cannot keep a waste fuel cool from boiling over. it's at the fukushima plant 150 miles north of tokyo. the water is supposed to be kept cool to prevent spent fuel rods from resuming nuclear reactions. a third explosion rocked the earthquake-damaged plant yesterday. fuel rods inside the reactor are heating up. they are causing a buildup of hydrogen gas. that's what's causing that explosion. the u.s. agency that...
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japan needs your help. many of us think japan is a first world country. it is, but there are people who haven't had water in days, there's no food, no gas up north. even in tokyo, it's getting to be like that in tokyo. a lot of people think japan doesn't need the money, but japan needs your help. >> i appreciate your time. thank you so much. again, here at the buddhist temple on fifth street in japantown in san jose, we'll be open from 6:00 to 6:30 to receive all donations. all donations will be going toward relief efforts. >> an emotional time for so many people in japan and here in the bay area. here now come the big waves again, nearly a week after our coastline was threatened by that tsunami surge, coastal cities are getting hammered. the high surf advisory is in effect until tomorrow morning. the surf came crashing over that seawall in pacifica. the pacifica pier which is typically open until 4:00 in the morning, did not open at all today due to the surf advisory. the most dangerous conditions are expected tomorrow evening. >>> it's been a difficult
japan needs your help. many of us think japan is a first world country. it is, but there are people who haven't had water in days, there's no food, no gas up north. even in tokyo, it's getting to be like that in tokyo. a lot of people think japan doesn't need the money, but japan needs your help. >> i appreciate your time. thank you so much. again, here at the buddhist temple on fifth street in japantown in san jose, we'll be open from 6:00 to 6:30 to receive all donations. all donations...
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tonight japan is waiting to find out if it has the same fate. live in berkeley tonight, elyce kirchner, nbc bay area news. >>> officials here in california are still assessing the damage caused by the tsunami that hit the california coast yesterday morning. in fact, governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency for santa cruz and san mateo counties saying the ocean surge from the tsunami waves put the infrastructure and public safety at extreme peril. kimberly? >> reporter: diane, while it's quiet now, we're hearing that crews made a lot of progress today assessing the damage and working on cleanup. >> we're looking at broken docks, sunken boats, flotation loose around the harbor. >> reporter: it shows the devastation left behind by a tsunami that barreled 5,000 miles across the ocean before slamming into the california coast. >> the harbor has been here for almost 50 years. we have employees and we have tenants who have been here almost that long. and it's really been a tragedy for them to see this beloved center really of the community, t
tonight japan is waiting to find out if it has the same fate. live in berkeley tonight, elyce kirchner, nbc bay area news. >>> officials here in california are still assessing the damage caused by the tsunami that hit the california coast yesterday morning. in fact, governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency for santa cruz and san mateo counties saying the ocean surge from the tsunami waves put the infrastructure and public safety at extreme peril. kimberly? >> reporter:...
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this morning we are following the latest out of japan. in the wake of last week's quake and tsunami. the latest 2800 people confirmed dead following that tragedy. the death toll shot up after about 1,000 bodies were washed up on the miyagi coastline. a second explosion caused by a buildup of hydrogen has rocked a japanese nuclear facility. people living nearby staying indoors. last night's blast sent a column of smoke into the air. 11 workers were hurt. these explosions are fueling question here at home about whether our own plants are safe in the event of a massive earthquake. today in the east bay, tracy potts reports from washington. >> put the brake on right now until we understand the ramifications of what's happened in japan. >> reporter: there are 104 nuclear plant in the u.s., about a quarter designed like those under a state of emergency in japan. the nuclear regulatory commission insists each american plant is built to withstand the most severe shocks. at least four more are on the drawing board. president obama is asking for $3
this morning we are following the latest out of japan. in the wake of last week's quake and tsunami. the latest 2800 people confirmed dead following that tragedy. the death toll shot up after about 1,000 bodies were washed up on the miyagi coastline. a second explosion caused by a buildup of hydrogen has rocked a japanese nuclear facility. people living nearby staying indoors. last night's blast sent a column of smoke into the air. 11 workers were hurt. these explosions are fueling question...
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now the design is facing the ultimate test in japan. five the six reactors at this plant are mark ones. >> it does not appear to have performed very well. >> reporter: we asked ge to comment about the concerns. the company responded saying they were thoroughly investigated and resolved in the 1970s. further, since that time the nrc has repeatedly concluded these issues had been satisfactorily addressed. he questions government regulations on nuclear power. >> are the regulatory requirements stringent enough? >> reporter: today he watches events unfold in japan with sadness and concerns wondering if the issues he raised in '76 will be answered in the aftermath. nbc spartly owned by ge. he said some of the mark one plants did undergo a series of retrofits, but he's not certain whether the plant is japan was beefed up to with stands more intense pressure. he expressed concern that most of the mark one plants in the u.s. were built 40 years ago and are reaching the end of their licensed life. >> fascinating story. >>> still ahead, a mountai
now the design is facing the ultimate test in japan. five the six reactors at this plant are mark ones. >> it does not appear to have performed very well. >> reporter: we asked ge to comment about the concerns. the company responded saying they were thoroughly investigated and resolved in the 1970s. further, since that time the nrc has repeatedly concluded these issues had been satisfactorily addressed. he questions government regulations on nuclear power. >> are the...
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they'll be selling hope for japan wristbands. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. >>> we want to show you now some amazing youtube video from japan. we just got it. it showless the heart-stopping moment that a japanese driver was actually swept up by the tsunami. he's just driving along a coastal road. the man was in -- most of the roads in that city completely destroyed. now again coming up in just moments wiregoing to talk about your house. will it withstand the big one? wait till you see what the experts say about it and what you can into now to get ready. how do you know if your house is on that list? and how much will it cost you to make it safe? we're going show you next. >>> let's take a break from our japan coverage for a moment to bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri and he'll get us up to speed of what our weather is looking like in the next couple of days. >> high surf advisory coming our way and also two different storms in the next four--day period so we're going to have to watch out for some flooding conce
they'll be selling hope for japan wristbands. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. >>> we want to show you now some amazing youtube video from japan. we just got it. it showless the heart-stopping moment that a japanese driver was actually swept up by the tsunami. he's just driving along a coastal road. the man was in -- most of the roads in that city completely destroyed. now again coming up in just moments wiregoing to talk about your house. will it withstand the big one?...
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very scared. >> reporter: more than 300 people arrived to travis from japan today. most of them women and children. pets, too, got to come along for the ride. the first time in nearly two weeks they finally feel safe. >> i'm happy. i jump at every little thing. this earthquake scared me so much. i'm just scared. any loud noise, you hear something fall. get in the doorway. it will happen again. >> reporter: travis air force base has received more than 2,500 people from japan so far, and more flights are scheduled to arrive through the weekend. at travis air force base, nbc bay area news. >>> a peninsula lawmaker is slamming a settlement plan between pg & e. they had planned to fine the utility a million dollars a day for failing to produce gas lines safety records. this is all aftermath from september's gas line explosion. that punishment could have sbrun the millions of dollars but now they are proposing capping the fines at $3 million. assemblyman tells the mercury news, he is outraged by that. they are defending the settlement saying it would avoid a long legal ba
very scared. >> reporter: more than 300 people arrived to travis from japan today. most of them women and children. pets, too, got to come along for the ride. the first time in nearly two weeks they finally feel safe. >> i'm happy. i jump at every little thing. this earthquake scared me so much. i'm just scared. any loud noise, you hear something fall. get in the doorway. it will happen again. >> reporter: travis air force base has received more than 2,500 people from japan so...
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signs of an improving economy helped cool japan fears. a mid atlantic manufacturing jumped to the highest point since january 1984. new applications for unemployment benefits last week fell more than expected. ongoing claims dropped to the lowest level in 2 1/2 years. bellwether fedex forecast improved revenue on strong demand, lifting shares more than 3%. on the down side, consumer prices edged higher than forecasted in february. oil rose along with stocks, up 3.40 a barrel to over $101. the group of seven industrialized nations agreed thursday on a coordinated effort to help weaken the japanese yen which has surged to record levels. a stronger yen would hurt japan's exporters, dealing another blow to an already hobbled economy. gm suspended truck production next week at its shreveport, louisiana plant because of a part shortage due to the issues in japan. >>> coke is the number one soda and now number two is diet coke ending pepsi's long run as the runner up to regular coca-cola. >>> coming up, day one of the ncaa tournament is filled w
signs of an improving economy helped cool japan fears. a mid atlantic manufacturing jumped to the highest point since january 1984. new applications for unemployment benefits last week fell more than expected. ongoing claims dropped to the lowest level in 2 1/2 years. bellwether fedex forecast improved revenue on strong demand, lifting shares more than 3%. on the down side, consumer prices edged higher than forecasted in february. oil rose along with stocks, up 3.40 a barrel to over $101. the...
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this morning we hear from the woman who just got back from japan. garvin thomas has the story. >> reporter: scientists tell us the earthquake last week was so strong it shifted the earth axis six inches. we can tell you it also turned this san jose home upside down. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. yeah. >> reporter: for three days after the earthquake and tsunami, these two women worried about what happened to their daughter and sister, cannon purdy. >> i didn't know where she was. i didn't know where she was supposed to be. >> reporter: what little they did know didn't help. they knew purdy on her way to india stopped over in japan to visit a school where she used to teach english to japanese children. that school was here, that's this place. >> the footage then was pinpointed down to this is exactly where she is. and the place was completely devastated. >> everything. everything in the entire town was gone. >> reporter: her family didn't know it at the time, of course, but cannon purdy was alive and well and watching the very same things her sister was,
this morning we hear from the woman who just got back from japan. garvin thomas has the story. >> reporter: scientists tell us the earthquake last week was so strong it shifted the earth axis six inches. we can tell you it also turned this san jose home upside down. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. yeah. >> reporter: for three days after the earthquake and tsunami, these two women worried about what happened to their daughter and sister, cannon purdy. >> i didn't know where she...
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japan's disaster is serving as a wakeup call. >> this earthquake in japan will help the pacific northwest understand what they will need eventually to get ready for. >> reporter: in washington, brian moore, nbc bay area news. >>> watching japan's disaster to unfold is hard for anyone to watch, particularly here in the bay area. activity observed along japan's fault lines before the quake is very similar to what we're seeing here in california. that the same pressure building be neath the surface in japan is evidence in the faults here. >> most of the faults through most of the depth are actually locked. when they're locked, they're not slipping, that means they're not relieving the stress. the stress is building up, and we can measure that distortion with our networks, and that's how -- one of the reasons we're so confident that the earthquakes will be coming in the future. >> the american red cross is hoping the devastation half a world away will inspire people to get prepared, and reach out so japan can rebuild. donating through the red cross is mple. give money online or by phone. just
japan's disaster is serving as a wakeup call. >> this earthquake in japan will help the pacific northwest understand what they will need eventually to get ready for. >> reporter: in washington, brian moore, nbc bay area news. >>> watching japan's disaster to unfold is hard for anyone to watch, particularly here in the bay area. activity observed along japan's fault lines before the quake is very similar to what we're seeing here in california. that the same pressure...
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the very latest on the disaster in japan. ann curry reports live from the hard hit region of sendai, the area devastated by friday's deadly tsunami. and nate berkus and petra kvitova talk about how they escaped a deadly tsunami in 2004. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.
the very latest on the disaster in japan. ann curry reports live from the hard hit region of sendai, the area devastated by friday's deadly tsunami. and nate berkus and petra kvitova talk about how they escaped a deadly tsunami in 2004. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday.
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the tragedy in japan knows no border. a bay area family is waiting for word on a loved one caught in the disaster zone. the news starts right now. good evening. i'm diane dwyer. it is now monday afternoon in japan. and the country faces another nuclear threat. just hours ago, a second explosion at a reactor rocked northeastern japan. here are some of the latest video we're getting into the newsroom from the fukushima plant. so far six people have been hurt, but it's not known how much if any radiation has been released. and the number of deaths continues to rise as well. right now at least 10,000 people have died. but that will no doubt grow in the days to come. our own nbcay b area's george kiriyama is about an hour north of tokyo near the airport. he begins our coverage tonight. hello, george. >> reporter: hello, diane. good afternoon from narita just north of tokyo where we have been experiencing aftershock after aftershock, at least ten of them since last night when we arrived. definitely a couple of them on the stron
the tragedy in japan knows no border. a bay area family is waiting for word on a loved one caught in the disaster zone. the news starts right now. good evening. i'm diane dwyer. it is now monday afternoon in japan. and the country faces another nuclear threat. just hours ago, a second explosion at a reactor rocked northeastern japan. here are some of the latest video we're getting into the newsroom from the fukushima plant. so far six people have been hurt, but it's not known how much if any...
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a lot of those parts do come from japan. i think we will see shortages in cars, especially with gas prices being up and people looking at the imports. >> speebing of the gas prices, we are see them $4 and more a gallon in the san francisco bay area. you have, for example, a cadillac behind you. how are sales of the non-hybrid cars doing these days when people are looking to save a buck on gas? >> for the people that need room, a car like this, if they buy today versus looking i few years ago, this is a big car. it will seat six adults comfortably and it's large. this car is getting 24 miles to the gallon out on the highway. if they need something this size, there is so much more fuel-efficient than a few years ago. that's true across the board. what i tell people is if you are going to trade and even if you want the same car that you are driving, but a few years newer, it will get better mileage. that's the trend since 2008. >> thanks a lot. always good to see you. >> it's 6:49 and we're about ready to kickoff a telethon to
a lot of those parts do come from japan. i think we will see shortages in cars, especially with gas prices being up and people looking at the imports. >> speebing of the gas prices, we are see them $4 and more a gallon in the san francisco bay area. you have, for example, a cadillac behind you. how are sales of the non-hybrid cars doing these days when people are looking to save a buck on gas? >> for the people that need room, a car like this, if they buy today versus looking i few...
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. >>> turning now to the disaster in japan. there are new concerns in japan's nuclear crisis. firefighters continue to spray water at the damaged nuclear power plant in fukushima. but now japanese leaders say harmful radiation levels have been detected in food and water near the plant. nbc's robert bazell has the latest from tokyo. >> reporter: there's two pieces of important news today concerning the crippled nuclear reactors north of here. there's electricity at two of them. they'll try to see if they can get the pumps working. at others, diesel-powered generators do have the coolant falling. the big fire trucks have poured 1,500 gallons into one of the tanks. the other thing we've heard is the japanese government found trace amounts of radiation in samples of spinach and milk in the north of japan. they said that the amounts were very small. so small, that if you drank one glass of milk every day for a year, you would get the same amount of radiation as you would get from a ct scan. if you ate one portion of spinach every day for a year, you would get a fifth as much. even
. >>> turning now to the disaster in japan. there are new concerns in japan's nuclear crisis. firefighters continue to spray water at the damaged nuclear power plant in fukushima. but now japanese leaders say harmful radiation levels have been detected in food and water near the plant. nbc's robert bazell has the latest from tokyo. >> reporter: there's two pieces of important news today concerning the crippled nuclear reactors north of here. there's electricity at two of them....
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this video of a young man pulled from the rubble hours ago in japan. how rescuers were able to reach him. >> my heart goes out to that man and all the people. >> thousands in the bay area digging deep for victims in va p japan. >>> first our hospitals, then our homes. tonight we check bay area roads. and what we found could put us in line for a wake-up call. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we begin with our storm watch. wild weather moving across the bay area. take a look if you haven't seen it or heard it already, thunder and lightning illuminating the sky. we caught this flash in san francisco. >> also the sight of a waterspout touching down off the coast. this rare occurrence for the bay area happened off ocean beach. and a heavy snowstorm in the sierra. great for skiing this weekend. spring skiing at that. but it's makinor f treacherous driving conditions. we'll tell you about the major road closures. >>> lots to share with you. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri tracking the weather into the weekend. wee begin with our jean elle and spectacu
this video of a young man pulled from the rubble hours ago in japan. how rescuers were able to reach him. >> my heart goes out to that man and all the people. >> thousands in the bay area digging deep for victims in va p japan. >>> first our hospitals, then our homes. tonight we check bay area roads. and what we found could put us in line for a wake-up call. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. we begin with our storm watch. wild weather moving across the bay area....
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higher radiation has already been detected in japan's food chain. contaminated milk was found about 19 miles from the troubled nuclear plant, with radiation levels five times higher than considered safe. levels in spinach, up to 90 miles away was up to seven times higher than levels deemed safe. >>> new at 11:00, we are getting a better look at just how radiation from japan is entering our atmosphere. and higher levels are now being detected in our environment. nbc bay area's elyce kirchner is live now in lafayette to explain. elyce? >> reporter: hi, marla. experts at uc berkeley say they're discovering higher levels of radiation in part because of the rain we're seeing. they say it's like a sponge soaking up all the particles in the atmosphere and giving them more of an effect japan may be having on us. the first signs contamination is seeping into the food chain. radiation levels in spinach and milk are discovered near the tsunami-ravaged nuclear complex in japan. now more signs here that radiation is also making its way to the bay area. >> well,
higher radiation has already been detected in japan's food chain. contaminated milk was found about 19 miles from the troubled nuclear plant, with radiation levels five times higher than considered safe. levels in spinach, up to 90 miles away was up to seven times higher than levels deemed safe. >>> new at 11:00, we are getting a better look at just how radiation from japan is entering our atmosphere. and higher levels are now being detected in our environment. nbc bay area's elyce...
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japan sent commodities into a tailspin. oil tul bethlehemed more than $4 a barrel in the two weeks after hitting its all-time record. gold has hit $48 an ounce. the national average price pump for gas fell tuesday for the first time in nearly a month. wheat, corn and sugar contracts all fell by 5% or more. subaru and toyota are cancelling most overtime ask scaling back production in north america. finally, netflix was the rare winner on the day, soaring almost 8% as market research showed it trouncing rivals in home digital movies, so a bright spot there. >>> the bulls flex their muscles, the pacers muscle the knicks, and the buck's woes continue. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather, irish eyes must be smiling. your warm st. patrick's day forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the good news for tuesday's ncaa basketball winners is they're officially in. but the bad news, they will now face some of
japan sent commodities into a tailspin. oil tul bethlehemed more than $4 a barrel in the two weeks after hitting its all-time record. gold has hit $48 an ounce. the national average price pump for gas fell tuesday for the first time in nearly a month. wheat, corn and sugar contracts all fell by 5% or more. subaru and toyota are cancelling most overtime ask scaling back production in north america. finally, netflix was the rare winner on the day, soaring almost 8% as market research showed it...
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ome les this past week in japan. s after this past week in japan. [ male announcer ] if you've been to the hospital with heart-related chest pain or a heart attack known as acs, you may not want to face the fact that you're at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps protect people with acs against heart attack or stroke: people like you. it's one of the most researched prescription medicines. goes beyond what they do alone by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking and forming dangerous clots. plavix. protection against heart attack or stroke in people with acs. [ female announcer ] plavix is not for everyone. certain genetic factors and some medicines such as prilosec reduce the effect of plavix leaving you at greater risk for heart attack and stroke. your doctor may use genetic tests to determine treatment. don't stop taking plavix without talking to your doctor as your risk of heart attack or stroke may increase. people with stomach ulcers or conditions that cause bleeding should not use plavi
ome les this past week in japan. s after this past week in japan. [ male announcer ] if you've been to the hospital with heart-related chest pain or a heart attack known as acs, you may not want to face the fact that you're at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps protect people with acs against heart attack or stroke: people like you. it's one of the most researched prescription medicines. goes beyond what they do alone by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking and...
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. >> you cannot get out of japan right now. it's impossible to move. so should they stay? should they try to move? people are trying to make decisions. >> reporter: the latest reports out of japan say the country has 48 hours to prevent a meltdown at the power plant. there are conflicting reports out of japan on the severity of the situation. >> my guess is the things were happening so fast and changing so fast, they had so few people on the spot because of the high radiation levels that they just couldn't assess the whole thing. >> they cannot make a mistake or conflict or comments or anything like that. so they have to prepare very well before they announce something. >> reporter: the fear is a nuclear disaster like chernobyl in the ukraine back in 1986. >> is it going to be as bad as chernobyl? i don't think so. because for the reason that it's a different reactor. there's no graphite. nears no graphite fire. there's no graphite dust. there is no nuclear explosion. >> reporter: the big question here is will a radioactive clo
. >> you cannot get out of japan right now. it's impossible to move. so should they stay? should they try to move? people are trying to make decisions. >> reporter: the latest reports out of japan say the country has 48 hours to prevent a meltdown at the power plant. there are conflicting reports out of japan on the severity of the situation. >> my guess is the things were happening so fast and changing so fast, they had so few people on the spot because of the high radiation...
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we begin with the latest developments in japan.
we begin with the latest developments in japan.
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on the eastern coast of japan. go to a google map. the "a" right here where is on the coast of eastern japan. and north of tokyo. and you can just tell this is -- this is something very, very strong for them and they've been in japan for many, many years. guys. >> george, let you continue to communicate with your friends there, so we new information you're going to get out of there. let's go back to bill ellsworth from the usgs. he's with us on the phone right now. bill, you've heard some these reports, we're also hearing on cnn, some people saying that this earthquake may have lasted even a few minutes. what can you tell us about that. >> caller: well, of this quake of magnitude we would expect this to happen. the largest earthquake that has hit japan for at least a century. so it is a very major event. and unfortunately it has affected a very significant part of the industrialized coastline. your reporter mentioned sendi city which is one of the major cities in northern japan. there will be major damage ands. >>
on the eastern coast of japan. go to a google map. the "a" right here where is on the coast of eastern japan. and north of tokyo. and you can just tell this is -- this is something very, very strong for them and they've been in japan for many, many years. guys. >> george, let you continue to communicate with your friends there, so we new information you're going to get out of there. let's go back to bill ellsworth from the usgs. he's with us on the phone right now. bill, you've...
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tilman's ex-wife says the situation in japan is getting worse. basic supplies like food and water are limited, and the threat of radiation from damaged nuclear reactors is worrisome. >> i said you need any help, you need anything. she is no, we're fine. everything is okay. and then when i talked to her mom, she was things are not fine. i think my daughter was just trying to tell me that so i wouldn't worry. >> reporter: tellman checked into tickets to fly lynn back to california, but they're upwards of $2,000. too much for tellman who is disabled and unemployed. he lost his leg after he was hit by a drunk driver on his first date with lynn's mother. he pushed her out of the way and fell under the car himself. she will be arriving sooner than lar. thanks to a donor who contacted us after seeing tillman's story on nbc bay area. >> i just want to say thank you, and it's a blessing that there is good people out there still. and i want everybody to give their vibes and positive healing vibes to all the kids out there in japan too. >> reporter: tilman
tilman's ex-wife says the situation in japan is getting worse. basic supplies like food and water are limited, and the threat of radiation from damaged nuclear reactors is worrisome. >> i said you need any help, you need anything. she is no, we're fine. everything is okay. and then when i talked to her mom, she was things are not fine. i think my daughter was just trying to tell me that so i wouldn't worry. >> reporter: tellman checked into tickets to fly lynn back to california,...
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tonight, though, you'll hear from the woman just back from japan. nbc bay area's garvin thomas with the story that you'll only see on nbc bay area news. >> reporter: scientists tell us the earthquake was so strong it shifted the earth axis six inches. we can tell you it also turned this san jose home upside down. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. yeah. >> reporter: for three days after the earthquake and tsunami, adrian and megan worried about what had happened to their daughter and sister. >> i didn't know where she was. i didn't know where she was supposed to be. >> reporter: what little they did know didn't help. they knew purdy on her way to india had stopped over in japan to visit a school where she used to teach english to japanese children. that school was in minamisanriku. that's place. >> the footage then was pinpointed down to this is minamisanriku. this is exactly where she is and the place was completely devastated. >> everything, everything in the entire town was gone. >> her family didn't know it at time of course but she was alive and well. an
tonight, though, you'll hear from the woman just back from japan. nbc bay area's garvin thomas with the story that you'll only see on nbc bay area news. >> reporter: scientists tell us the earthquake was so strong it shifted the earth axis six inches. we can tell you it also turned this san jose home upside down. >> oh, yeah, absolutely. yeah. >> reporter: for three days after the earthquake and tsunami, adrian and megan worried about what had happened to their daughter and...
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japan rose on a weaker yen. europe is higher. we get a big report today, a private sector jobs report. forecasts call for 205,000 such jobs to have been added this month. in case you missed it, the dow rose 81 points yesterday to 12,279. the nasdaq added 26, to 2756. and futures are pointing to a nice healthy open this morning. all of that could change as markets do, that's way it goes. also the house has voted to eliminate president obama's main foreclosure program. the bill is expected to get through the senate. it was launched to encourage banks to modify mortgages. the treasury department has no power to compel banks to do so. >> after about two years of improvement airlines have had more and more problems, last year making sure your checked luggage arrives to the place you do. a new report shows 29.4 million bags did not arrive on time or about 12 mishandled bags per 1,000 passengers. that's up 6 period from 2009. if i visit you guys in san francisco i don't think i need a bag. i just need, you know, to buy a t-shirt or some
japan rose on a weaker yen. europe is higher. we get a big report today, a private sector jobs report. forecasts call for 205,000 such jobs to have been added this month. in case you missed it, the dow rose 81 points yesterday to 12,279. the nasdaq added 26, to 2756. and futures are pointing to a nice healthy open this morning. all of that could change as markets do, that's way it goes. also the house has voted to eliminate president obama's main foreclosure program. the bill is expected to get...
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families who survived the tsunami in japan. their story coming up. >>> there's another problem at the fukushima nuclear reactor. >> experts say they believe one of the reactors has been breached. radiation levels in the water there spiked to 10,000 times the normal level. three workers had to be taken out of the plant after coming into contact with the water there. you see the workers here. >> they were working in the basement with contaminated water on the floor. two of them were transferred to hospital with severe contamination of their feet. >> the government is now trying to find where the breach happened. it's also advising people who have been sheltering in place 18 miles from the reactor that they might want to now consider evacuating. finally, the death toll from this tragedy has officially topped 10,000 people today, thousands of other people remain missing. >>> well, for the first time since that quake hit in japan, some local families are finally back on stable ground here, and, again, travis air force base is playin
families who survived the tsunami in japan. their story coming up. >>> there's another problem at the fukushima nuclear reactor. >> experts say they believe one of the reactors has been breached. radiation levels in the water there spiked to 10,000 times the normal level. three workers had to be taken out of the plant after coming into contact with the water there. you see the workers here. >> they were working in the basement with contaminated water on the floor. two of...
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it's an emotional evening in japan as well. japan town is a tight-knit community. a fund-raiser for the victims of japan is getting under way. kimberly, i'm assuming it's a pretty big gathering happening right now? >> it is a big gathering. people started arriving about half an hour ago. the ceremony just began moments ago. joining me now is sophie forester, the executive director of the japanese community congress of san jose. you really put this together. how important was it for the community to be involved in this? >> well, it offers an opportunity to bring the people together to share their grief, the suffering, the horror and begin the process of healing i think right now while we're still holding our breaths as to how this disaster is going to continue to work out. this is a place that we as a community can come together, be with one another, and figure out what we can do to help. >> and what are you doing to help? there's a lot. we've already seen donations pouring in. >> yes. tonight is a vigil to keep our community together and we've been working with the
it's an emotional evening in japan as well. japan town is a tight-knit community. a fund-raiser for the victims of japan is getting under way. kimberly, i'm assuming it's a pretty big gathering happening right now? >> it is a big gathering. people started arriving about half an hour ago. the ceremony just began moments ago. joining me now is sophie forester, the executive director of the japanese community congress of san jose. you really put this together. how important was it for the...
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disaster in japan. the nuclear threat grows here with partial meltdowns reported in at least two reactors, and as death toll estimates soar, an extraordinary new look at the moment of crisis, that unstoppable tsunami that swept away entire communities. this morning we'll visit the hardest hit area, an entire city in ruins. today is sunday, march 13th, 2011. >>> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," disaster in japan. with lester holt live from tokyo and jenna wolf live from studio 1 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm lester holt inspect downtown tokyo. >> i'm jenna wolf in new york. we're getting reports of partial meltdowns in two reactors. i understand things have gotten much worse overnight. >> they really have. it's your overnight and our day. we experienced a number of aftershocks, but as the world focuses on the survivors and finding people, watching this nuclear situation play out has been very disturbing, perhaps two meltdowns, a third rea
disaster in japan. the nuclear threat grows here with partial meltdowns reported in at least two reactors, and as death toll estimates soar, an extraordinary new look at the moment of crisis, that unstoppable tsunami that swept away entire communities. this morning we'll visit the hardest hit area, an entire city in ruins. today is sunday, march 13th, 2011. >>> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," disaster in japan. with lester holt live from tokyo and jenna...
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japan is just advising a 20-mile evacuation. the state department is telling citizens to rely on the united states for updates. nbc's bay area is tracking the effort to stop a nuclear meltdown. >> reporter: we are monitoring all the information coming and it is hard to make sense of all this. what we do know is that right now in the last hour, the focus has shifted to a reactor at that daiichi nuclear plant. that's one thing we're watching. we're watching the advisory for american to get a little farther away from that plant than was originally recommended. now, the japanese government did double the number of workers they're sending in, trying to find out what's happening within the plant. they are working by flashlight. they are pumping sea water in to cool those fuel rods. from the outside, they will use water cannons instead of water dropping helicopters. they were grounded with radiation levels. unsafe level for the pilots. workers are working to hook up a new power line to the plant and that could provide a stable power so
japan is just advising a 20-mile evacuation. the state department is telling citizens to rely on the united states for updates. nbc's bay area is tracking the effort to stop a nuclear meltdown. >> reporter: we are monitoring all the information coming and it is hard to make sense of all this. what we do know is that right now in the last hour, the focus has shifted to a reactor at that daiichi nuclear plant. that's one thing we're watching. we're watching the advisory for american to get...
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a safe, good way to help people in japan. tracey grant is live from the telethon that is going on in san francisco. and all of the money that is raised in this fund-raiser is going directly to help the victims of the earthquake. >> yes, every single dime raised today will go to the northern japan earthquake relief fund. behind me, people are calling in all of their donations, but there are other ways that you can donate your money. we are actually here live with joe greene from causes.com. facebook members have a way to donate as well, joe? >> that's right. facebook members can go and sign in with facebook and donate using a credit card and share it with their friends on facebook. we have seen $700,000 raised so far they are the japanese earthquake through over 20 nonprofits. one of our best partners has been the japanese cultural community center where we are standing now. we have loved working with them and they have had great experience going back to the kobe earthquake. they have raised 170,000 dltz through causes.com and
a safe, good way to help people in japan. tracey grant is live from the telethon that is going on in san francisco. and all of the money that is raised in this fund-raiser is going directly to help the victims of the earthquake. >> yes, every single dime raised today will go to the northern japan earthquake relief fund. behind me, people are calling in all of their donations, but there are other ways that you can donate your money. we are actually here live with joe greene from...
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japan is no stranger to earthquakes. with reinforced building designs like nowhere else in the world, but this one was a monster, measuring a magnitude of 8.9, one of the strongest in the country's history. an american university professor in tokyo on business told us the tremors were relentless. >> the shaking got worse and worse. i don't know exactly how long it lasted. it seemed like it went on forever. >> reporter: the country's prime minister, naoto kan, immediately activated an emergency response plan. after the shaking came the warning, and the wave, a chilling preview of the disaster to come. the target, the city of sendai, some 200 miles northeast of tokyo. hundreds are reported missing there. an unbelievable sight, the force of the swirling water sucking boats into its center. reports of at least one vessel missing with 100 people aboard. the tsunami hit with incredible force. the sludge sweeping away everything in its path. this wall of water and mud, some 30 feet high, washed across the low-lying coastal area
japan is no stranger to earthquakes. with reinforced building designs like nowhere else in the world, but this one was a monster, measuring a magnitude of 8.9, one of the strongest in the country's history. an american university professor in tokyo on business told us the tremors were relentless. >> the shaking got worse and worse. i don't know exactly how long it lasted. it seemed like it went on forever. >> reporter: the country's prime minister, naoto kan, immediately activated...
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japan was prepared. you have to hope that they're going to do the right thing and the right circumstance. and she did. good. >> congratulations. we're here with canon purdy's family. we'll be talking to them throughout the morning. back to you. >> so nice of them to share that story with us. >>> the shaking is not over in japan. there have been some 300 aftershocks. george kir iyama is on special assignment. >> reporter: we've been feeling aftershock after aftershock. we're told it felt like a 6.2. the place is rattling. at one point i felt like i had to go under the desk just to make sure nothing fell on top of me. that got our attention here at the hotel. i was on the third floor when it happened. my other colleagues were on the ninth floor. they said it was shaking pretty good up there on that top floor. there have been lines of people stocking up on food and water in the supermarkets in tokyo. trying to stock up on food and water as well as gasoline. we've been hearing long lines at gasoline stations
japan was prepared. you have to hope that they're going to do the right thing and the right circumstance. and she did. good. >> congratulations. we're here with canon purdy's family. we'll be talking to them throughout the morning. back to you. >> so nice of them to share that story with us. >>> the shaking is not over in japan. there have been some 300 aftershocks. george kir iyama is on special assignment. >> reporter: we've been feeling aftershock after aftershock....